Tag: bitcoin
  • Jul 28, 2023 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments, Online Privacy, Online Security, Surveillance,

The Latest Threat to Privacy: CBDCs – Central Bank Digital Currencies

There’s a huge new threat to privacy, and most people aren’t aware of it: the rise of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). These are digital currencies issued by central banks, rather than by a commercial bank or company. Around 100 countries are looking at the idea, and several – such as China and Nigeria – … Continue reading “The Latest Threat to Privacy: CBDCs – Central Bank Digital Currencies”

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  • Jul 5, 2019 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Governments, Social Media,

Why Facebook’s new Libra cryptocurrency will be a privacy disaster

Facebook has been appearing on this blog with increasing frequency. In one way, that’s natural. A social network, by definition, is about people and their personal information, and so is likely to be of interest to readers of this site. But Facebook is frequently cavalier in how with how it uses that information, despite repeated … Continue reading “Why Facebook’s new Libra cryptocurrency will be a privacy disaster”

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  • Dec 29, 2018 |
  • Ben Brown |
  • Cryptocurrency, Guides,

3 Rules To Make Sure Your Cryptocurrency Is Never Hacked or Stolen

Almost $1 billion of cryptocurrency has been stolen by hackers and thieves in 2018 alone. It’s enough to make you think that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aren’t safe. But the real story here isn’t that bitcoin is inherently unsafe. It’s that many people don’t store or manage it securely. The Bitcoin system is actually one … Continue reading “3 Rules To Make Sure Your Cryptocurrency Is Never Hacked or Stolen”

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The Safest Ways to Buy a VPN Anonymously

Most people are happy to use a credit card or their PayPal account to pay for their VPN. However, there are some users who require maximum anonymity. Paying for these types of services with your personal accounts leaves a paper trail. Even no-log VPN providers store payment details, including account numbers and billing addresses. Do … Continue reading “The Safest Ways to Buy a VPN Anonymously”

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  • Sep 13, 2017 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

Another threat to your privacy: the way you write

The ‘creator’ of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, has been identified. That, at least, is the claim in a recent article by Alexander Muse on Medium. But don’t get too excited. The article not only fails to name him/her/them, Muse admits he doesn’t know, either. All he will say is that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) … Continue reading “Another threat to your privacy: the way you write”

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  • Jun 1, 2017 |
  • Glyn Moody |
  • Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News, Governments,

Why the Chinese love clunky QR codes, despite privacy and security shortcomings

As you may have noticed, there’s a lot of interest in bitcoin at the moment. According to one analysis, a key factor driving the digital currency to record highs is rising demand from China. That may be true for serious investors there, but for most of China’s billion-plus citizens, when it comes to digital payments, … Continue reading “Why the Chinese love clunky QR codes, despite privacy and security shortcomings”

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  • Nov 18, 2013 |
  • rasengan |
  • Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity,

An Eventful Morning

TL;DR: Our Vanilla Forum installation was hacked, but our VPN system was completely unaffected.  Forum users should change their passwords if they are used on other sites. Today, on November 18, 2013, on or about 5AM, we discovered a message posted across the top of our offsite forums propositioning visitors to send Bitcoin to an address to receive 10x the Bitcoins in return.  Luckily, visitors of … Continue reading “An Eventful Morning”

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  • Feb 21, 2013 |
  • coderrr |
  • Cryptocurrency, Cybersecurity, General Privacy News, VPN,

VPN Accepts Ripple, the First True Bitcoin Competitor

tl;dr Ripple (XRP) is a new decentralized Bitcoin-like currency that doesn’t require a blockchain or mining. The Ripple network also supports sending and trading between any currency enabling true decentralized BTC exchanges. Ripple and Bitcoin can work together to expand each other’s reach. We are the first VPN to accept Ripple. As Bitcoin approaches the … Continue reading “VPN Accepts Ripple, the First True Bitcoin Competitor”

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  • Sep 26, 2012 |
  • rasengan |
  • Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News,

Coinbase, First Crowd Funded Bitcoin Company, Raises Over $600K

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Brian Armstrong (Previously AirBnB) founded the first YC backed Bitcoin company. Now, he’s reached an even bigger milestone. Coinbase (YC S12) is now officially the first traditionally crowd funded Bitcoin company (we say traditionally because some Bitcoin companies have raised funds in Bitcoin via the GLBSE stock market). This shows that … Continue reading “Coinbase, First Crowd Funded Bitcoin Company, Raises Over $600K”

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  • Jun 29, 2012 |
  • rasengan |
  • Cryptocurrency, General Privacy News,

Paul Graham Endorses Bitcoin

History is in the making.  Although this is not a major announcement pertaining to Bitcoin directly, today may be one of the most historic days in the life of the crypto currency.  Today, it was announced that YCombinator, the biggest and most well known technology incubator, has funded a Bitcoin startup. What does this mean? … Continue reading “Paul Graham Endorses Bitcoin”

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